Model independent radiative corrections to elastic deuteron-electron scattering

TL;DR

This paper calculates model-independent QED radiative corrections to elastic deuteron-electron scattering, considering realistic experimental conditions and providing numerical results for the corrected cross section.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive calculation of radiative corrections that are independent of specific models, applicable to experimental analysis of deuteron-electron scattering.

Findings

Radiative corrections significantly affect the scattering cross section.

Numerical results for corrections are provided for realistic experimental setups.

The approach accounts for both virtual and real photon emissions.

Abstract

The differential cross section for elastic scattering of deuterons on electrons at rest is calculated taking into account the QED radiative corrections to the leptonic part of interaction. These model-independent radiative corrections arise due to emission of the virtual and real soft and hard photons as well as to vacuum polarization. We consider an experimental setup where both final particles are recorded in coincidence and their energies are determined within some uncertainties. The kinematics, the cross section, and the radiative corrections are calculated and numerical results are presented.